Kolkata, July 9 -- A verbal confrontation broke out between Kolkata Police personnel and members of Left parties' trade unions amid the ongoing 'Bharat Bandh' protests in the city on Wednesday.

During the protests, the workers raised slogans of "Inquilab Zindabad" and burnt tyres as part of their agitation against the Centre's economic policies, which they allege are anti-worker.

In West Bengal, left parties' trade unions have been staging a 'Bharat Bandh' alleging that the central government is pushing economic reforms that weaken workers' rights.

Earlier today, defying the police presence, members of the Left parties' union entered Jadavpur railway station to block the railway tracks, marking their protest against the central governm...